Day 146--Keeping Our Focus

Dr. Tse called on Saturday (seriously, what doctor does that?? We just love him...) and once again cautioned us not to get too cocky. Just because Torger's off the immunosuppressants doesn't mean he's healed. He still has a baby immune system, with none of the immunities acquired through childhood illnesses, vaccinations, etc. While we can relax a little bit with this latest change, we can't go hog wild and let Torger start digging in dirt or rolling around in goose poop.

This conversation just reinforced for us that so much of this recovery process is a crap shoot; we've had conflicting advice from different doctors and nurses at almost every step, and we've done well so far just sticking to Dr. Tse's guidance. For now, our best strategy will be to continue to exercise caution and care in ways that make sense, recognizing that we can enjoy each new bit of freedom, but our life will still be restricted for the next two years until Torger's further away from the danger zone. But Dr. Tse did agree that a salad was OK as long as it's well-washed. That's a big step forward in and of itself, and a milestone we weren't expecting to reach for several months yet. Bring on the arugula!